Premier League

Reigning champions City welcome usual the Reds to the Etihad Stadium, but the latter's usual title hopes are long over as they instead bid for an unlikely ...

We have to judge him every day how he deals with the intensity but it looks really promising." "It was fantastic to have him back, such an energiser and boost, but he will not train today with us. "The advantage is that they are eight points in front of us, this is the real advantage. "You have to prove it every single day again and again and again. "I would love to be in the position of Arsenal, rather than the experience of winning four Premier Leagues in five years," the Spaniard said. It is a huge blow for City, who will also be without Phil Foden, as they look to keep the pressure on title favourites Arsenal.

Manchester City host Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday, and we simulated the clash to get a score prediction.

FIFA 23 predicts that City could pick up a big win against Liverpool, winning 4-2 in the simulation. Liverpool grabbed two goals in the final 10 minutes to halve the deficit, but it didn't prove dangerous, and City emerged victorious. Two goals down, the Reds were shellshocked, and in the 55th minute, City made it 3-0, with Julian Alvarez tapping Riyad Mahrez's dragged shot into the far corner after squeezing in between the Liverpool centre-backs. A short corner from Grealish saw himself and Kevin De Bruyne advance into the box, with Liverpool failing to put the duo under pressure. But, just six minutes after the restart Grealish notched a second as City gained a strong lead. But, City enter the game in tremendous form, winning five of their last five, scoring 19 and conceding none in that time.

Pep Guardiola's men hope to close the gap on league leaders Arsenal as they host Jurgen Klopp's Reds.

Andy Robertson collects the loose ball and gives it to Alisson who looks to build a Liverpool attack from the back. Liverpool are out quickly and forced City to pass the ball back to John Stones. “Now it’s clear - top four is the only thing we can really go for,” he said. “Last year, we nearly won four trophies; but then this year, the trophies have gone early. 3 mins: Jack Grealish receives the ball on the left wing and flicks it down the line for Julian Alvarez to chase down. Kevin De Bruyne takes the free kick but knocks it square to Riyad Mahrez. He works it over to Kevin De Bruyne on the right side. He pulls the ball back to Rodri but the midfielder misses it before John Stones collects the ball. Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez stand over the dead ball after a quick conversation. Victory for [Jurgen Klopp’s](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/jurgen-klopp) men today would be a strong statement of their desire to finish the season well and would increase the pressure on top four rivals Tottenham and Newcastle. [uphill battle to finish in the Champions League](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool-premier-league-fixtures-man-city-b2311104.html) qualification places. The reigning champions can therefore pile some pressure on Mikel Arteta’s team if they manage to defeat Liverpool.

Liverpools confirmed XI No Firmino or Darwin Nunez in Liverpools line-up, with Gakpo, Salah and Jota in the XI. Liverpool XI: Alisson, Trent Alexander.

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. It's a tense game so far with little space. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Attempt blocked.

Brentford have the most difficult run-in according to our Opta Power Rankings. They play Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea, Brighton, ...

They have the second easiest stretch of games to finish the season. Roger Schmidt’s side have a tie against Inter Milan in the quarter-final of the Champions League that they will feel they can win. Benfica have been tearing it up in the Champions League and domestically this season. They don’t have either of Arsenal or City in their last 12 games of the season but do play against Tottenham, Newcastle and Brighton. Of the teams behind them hoping to qualify for the Champions League, it’s good news for Milan. Forget that Nagelsmann has Bayern in the Champions League quarter-final after beating Paris Saint-Germain and is only a point off Borussia Dortmund at the top of the table heading into They have the third easiest run of games to finish the season. The reason they lie close to each other in the fixture difficulty table is mainly because of the overlap in their games – they both play West Ham, Liverpool, Southampton, Brighton, Leeds and Chelsea and then of course that potential title-decider at the end of April at the Etihad. They count Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City and Newcastle amongst their most difficult games before they can draw the curtain on a particularly difficult and dramatic season at Stamford Bridge. The currently sit eighth in the league and our Opta supercomputer predictions give them a 0.4% chance of finishing in fourth. Steve Cooper is already feeling the heat at Forest and there will be little sign of it cooling off before the end of the season. [squeaky bum time](https://twitter.com/bryansgunn/status/1637360259596533760) in the Premier League where a run of fixtures can make or break seasons and managers.

Julian Alvarez will start up front for City in this afternoon's Premier League meeting with Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium.

[Erling Haaland](https://www.mancity.com/players/erling-haaland)has scored 42% of [Man City](https://www.mancity.com)'s Premier League goals this season (28/67), while his goals have also been worth 20 points to the Citizens. [Ruben Dias](https://www.mancity.com/players/ruben-dias) and [Manuel Akanji](https://www.mancity.com/players/manuel-akanji) in the middle provide the perfect mix of leadership and composure needed in that position. [Ederson](https://www.mancity.com/players/ederson) will be protected by the back four of [Stones](https://www.mancity.com/players/john-stones), Akanji, Dias and [Ake](https://www.mancity.com/players/nathan-ake) that were so solid in the weeks before the international break. [Erling Haaland](https://www.mancity.com/players/erling-haaland)has scored 42 goals in all competitions for Manchester City this season, including six hat-tricks (all at the Etihad). We last did so in April/May last season (a run of five). - Liverpool have taken just 12 points from their 13 Premier League away games this season (W3 D3 L7), compared to 30 at home. - Liverpool have failed to score in seven different Premier League games this season, with six of these coming away from home. [Foden](https://www.mancity.com/players/phil-foden) is also unavailable after appendix surgery last week. [Man City](https://www.mancity.com)this season, in the Premier League, Community Shield and EFL Cup. [Erling Haaland](https://www.mancity.com/players/erling-haaland) has not made the matchday squad after withdrawing from Norway's recent international fixtures through injury. The No.19 has five goals in six Premier League starts so far. [Ederson](https://www.mancity.com/players/ederson), [Stones](https://www.mancity.com/players/john-stones), Akanji, Dias, [Ake](https://www.mancity.com/players/nathan-ake), [Rodrigo](https://www.mancity.com/players/rodrigo), [Gundogan](https://www.mancity.com/players/ilkay-gundogan) (C), [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne), [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez), Grealish, Alvarez

Adrian Clarke picks out three key battles between players and teams going head-to-head in Matchweek 29. Player analysis - Julian Alvarez.

Follow game Manchester City vs Liverpool live updates coverage, score and result online, prediction, TV channel, lineups and time of the 2022-2023 Premier ...

[Liverpool](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/2022/05/29/1113008-real-madrid-hang-on-to-win-their-14th-uefa-champions-league-final.html), and that lives a not very good phase in the English [Championship](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/2022/07/17/1117235-canada-looking-for-glory-against-the-usa.html), being the current 6th place of the tournament. The Gunners also have a seven-point lead over the [Citizens](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/mlb/2022/11/03/1128387-2022-world-series-game-4-astros-no-hit-phillies-to-even-series.html). On the other hand, [Manchester City](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/2022/03/18/1105526-real-madrid-to-face-chelsea-as-uefa-champions-league-quarterfinal-draw-made.html)is living a better moment, as they are 2nd and still dreaming of the possibility of becoming champions and taking the lead from [Arsenal](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/2023/01/24/mls/1135608-orlando-city-2023-mls-season-preview.html). Both teams face each other in the 29th round of the [Premier League](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/data/premier-league)2022/23. However, they have lost twice, 1-0 to Real Madrid in the [Champions League](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/2023/02/21/1138415-real-madrid-battle-back-to-stun-liverpool-with-massive-comeback.html) and to Bournemouth in the [Premier League](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/data/premier-league), after beating Manchester United 7-0. The Reds are the first out of the qualification zone for European competitions next season and have already fallen out of the [Champions League](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/2022/10/17/1126649-karim-benzema-wins-2022-ballon-dor.html). For this, they need to take a seven-point lead over [Tottenham](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/2021/04/19/1068037-12-teams-confirm-for-european-super-league.html), which is in 4th place, but has [Newcastle](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/soccer/2019/03/23/nwsl/974140-taylor-smith-signs-with-reign-fc.html)ahead of them, with five points more. Thus, the only chance of reaching the Champions League in 2023/24 would be through the [Premier League](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/data/premier-league). [Premier League](https://www.vavel.com/en-us/data/premier-league). They beat Leipzig 7-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. They beat Leipzig 7-0 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Billing scored the goal in the 28th minute of the first half and was unable to respond.